In this season of gift giving and holiday gatherings, Renee looks at the emotional and social needs that it connects to for many women with ADHD through gift giving and conversation. Renee shares why women with ADHD tend to have a stronger need for expression, validation, understanding and connection.

Are you struggling to gain and maintain momentum with ADHD? In this episode, Renee Allen gives simple strategies to build and maintain momentum. Since it's not always simple to sustain, Renee also guides you to see how self-awareness and finding helps driven from yourself and outside yourself will help

Listen as Renee talks about finding joy and balance with Christmas traditions and events. 

Is Black Friday shopping be overwhelming for you? Renee taps into how the excitement and pressure of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales can be a recipe for disaster with ADHD such as:

• Anxiety from FOMO on deals.
• Time wasted by looking into every offer.
• More challenging to make decisions
• Increased impulse buying.
• Trying to keep track of what you've bought

And here's the tiny lizard Renee saw while recording this podcast!

https://inspiringwomenadhd.libsyn.com/49-black-friday-shopping-without-the-stress-mental-overload

Ever wonder why you or a loved one trips all the time, runs into things, spills, drops who knows what? It is tied to ADHD - possibly in multiple ways. Listen as Renee explains how or what may be attributing to this in your life.

Ever have your brain feel like it has hit its limit? Renee discusses  executive function versus automatic brain function, highlighting that those with ADHD often struggle with tasks requiring executive function, which can be thoroughly exhausting. Renee shares the importance of balance and how to alleviate the pressure of constant mental effort by using tools like a 'do later' list. Renee encourages listeners to be find simple ways to recharge.

Renee Allen shares simple strategies of helping our brains process information while looking at the complexities of working memory and how it plays out in our patterns and lives when we have  ADHD.  

Are you struggling to find your purpose? Renee discusses the challenges and societal pressures of defining one's purpose. Knowing your purpose combines your unique ways and gifts with your personal values. It can be helpful in determining goals and feeling like your life is meaningful, but is it necessary to narrow that down to a sentence or two?  Listen as Renee explores this topic for women with ADHD.

Even just a weekend trip to Miami in search of last minute tickets for the Eras Tour can bring up all kinds of challenges with ADHD. Renee didn't get to see Taylor Swift this time, but she learned a lot about herself and how ADHD impacts traveling along the way.